culture

22 May

Posted at 13:14h in behaviour change, behavioural insights, big data, Business, culture, Design, economy, ethnographic research, ethnography, health care, health policy, healthcare, social policy

[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] Written by our director Elliot, with Dr David Spektor - for Mental Health Awareness Week. This article originally appeared on Medium. [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] “Because we’ve been working flat out during the pandemic,” explains a senior nurse from...

11 Jun

Posted at 10:30h in behaviour change, cancer, culture, diabetes, health care, health policy, healthcare, men, men's cancer, men's health, men's health week, mental health, physical health, psychology, Samuel L Jackson, social policy, suicide

[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] [vc_video link='https://vimeo.com/172731189'] [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] 11th-18th June is Men's Health Week in the UK. We do a lot of ethnographic health research at Close-Up. Over the years we've explored people's experiences of: diabetes, chemotherapy, multiple sclerosis, insomnia,...

25 Oct

Posted at 14:05h in child's rights, children's rights, culture, environment, homelessness, housing, human rights, mental health, physical health, UK Government

[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] [vc_video link=https://youtu.be/qk12yfq722c] [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] A Campaign ad we made is being shown to MPs in Westminster today. Big thanks to all involved. [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='2' up='' down=''] Children's Rights Alliance for England (@CRAE_Official) campaign video. How to...

09 Oct

Posted at 18:48h in behaviour change, behavioural insights, big data, Business, culture, Design, economy, ethnographic research, ethnography, health care, health policy, healthcare, social policy

[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] 1) ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='2' up='' down=''] In 2008, 200,000 residents of the US state of Oregon were invited to enter a lottery with an unusual prize: free medical insurance. The lottery was the result of the state’s...

26 Jan

Posted at 16:37h in culture, journeys, psychology, refugees, solidarity, syria, terrorism, war

[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] [vc_video link=https://vimeo.com/191130572] [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='10' up='' down=''] A day after Donald Trump announced plans to bar Syrian refugees to the US, Guernica Projects release a short film I co-directed and edited, about the reality of the refugee journey. [vc_separator type='transparent'...

25 Dec

Posted at 00:48h in behavioural insights, culture, economy, environment

[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='6' up='' down=''] Food brings people together. It sustains us mentally and physically. It tells stories and describes culture. [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='2' up='' down=''] 'Hungry Planet' is a brilliantly revealing book by husband-and-wife team Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio, literally documenting 'What...